Chris Beasterfeld

January 21, 1929 - December 26, 2014

Chris Beasterfeld, age 85 of Cordell and formerly of Lone Wolf, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, December 26th, 2014 at the Cordell Christian Home in Cordell, Oklahoma. Chris was born in Alma, Kansas on January 21, 1929 to George and Lydia (Steege) Beasterfeld. Chris was drafted into the United States Army during the Korean War. During that time he began correspondence through a pen pal program where he wrote and received letters from several ladies but one lady stood out. After many letters back and forth, Chris finally met the love of his life Ruby Vickery in Texas and they were married on September 2, 1955 in Arkansas and spent the next fifty-nine years together until Chris’s death. Chris and Ruby lived in several places including Altus as Chris worked as a farmer and they later moved to Lone Wolf and spend over twenty five years in Lone Wolf until their health started to decline and they moved to Cordell to reside at the Cordell Christian Home. Chris was a member of the First Baptist Church in Dill City and he enjoyed welding and building knick knacks, gardening and keeping his lawn immaculately manicured and his family was always the joy of his life. Chris will be missed very much. Preceded in death by his parents; two sons, Jerry and Robert Beasterfeld; two brothers, Edward Beasterfeld and an infant brother, Marvin; two sisters, Evelyn Munday and an infant sister, Christina; Chris is survived by his wife, Ruby Beasterfeld of the Cordell Christian Home; one son, Ed Beasterfeld and his wife Darla of Cheyenne, Oklahoma; two brothers, Raymond Beasterfeld and his wife Peggy of Kansas; Charles Beasterfeld and his wife Mary of Kansas; two sisters, Bernice Marlin of Illinois; Marianna Hayes and her husband Elmer of Illinois; four grandchildren and several great grandchildren as well as numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Tuesday, December 30th, 2014 at the First Baptist Church in Dill City, Oklahoma with Pastor Ron Roskam officiating. Interment will follow at the Lone Wolf Cemetery in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma. Arrangements are with People’s Co-Operative Funeral Home, Lone Wolf, Oklahoma. Please view and sign our online guest book at www.peoplescooperativefuneralhome.com